OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Elihu Benjamin Washburne

BORN:
September 23, 1816,
Livermore, Massachusetts

DIED:
October 22, 1887 (age 71),
Chicago, Illinois

EDUCATION:
Maine Wesleyan Seminary
Harvard University

POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig (Before 1856)
Republican (1856–1887)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1853-1869:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives
3/5/1869-3/16/1869:
U.S. Secretary of State
1869-1877:
U.S. Minister to France

RESOURCES:
Department of State
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
Library of Congress

PORTRAITS: